Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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House Resolution 590 creates the House Study Committee on Georgia's Barriers to
Access to Adequate Health Care. Committee members are charged to undertake a study of the needs, issues, and
problems associated with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Pediatric
Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder with Streptococcal infection (PANDAS) disorders. These disorders
create the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children, causing previously healthy and
emotionally-adjusted children to experience severe anxiety and emotional disturbances. The study committee,
which will be abolished on December 1, 2019, is composed of eight members: five members of the House, one
practicing psychiatrist, one practicing pediatrician, and one public health practitioner |
